Update ... Update

It's been such a long time since the last update in my lovely blog....  

So now as some of you already know, I'm in Jakarta !! yay!

I was like a lil girl in her heaven for about that very short 1 hour *I mean when I was waiting for my flight in Bangkok airport... after checked in.... lols*

Here is my haul.... for about less than 1 hour there.... *shoot!, why they only allow us to check in 2 hours before departure time...*

MAC Fix+

MAC Blot Powder - Medium Dark

MAC Mineralize Satin Finish Natural - Light Medium

MAC e/s Satin Taupe, Patina, Brun, & Vanilla

MAC Lippen Angel & Politely Pink

Shu Uemura eyelashes curler

Maybelline clear gloss

I still want MAC 217 , 189, and some lippens + eyeshadows and actually more brushes... hih ..... but the time was very limited.... so I continue to eat Burger King(my travel friend were hungry) and catch up the flight...

There is NARS counter also there! I just got a chance to swatch the Exhibit A blush.... which I dream on... *On my wish list*

And also MAC Studio Sculpt Foundie.... Oh I love the feels in my skin after about 30 minutes application... NC25 match my skin better than NC20 *which I have for Studio Fix Fluid and MSF Fluid* .. guess I'm a lil bit darker now....

I looove foundation so much.... I'm eyeing Estee Lauder Double Wear and some Clinique ones.... 

Still in the picture...

Milani Glimmer Stripes in Honey and Berry 

Ecotools angled eye brush..

Stila mini Smudge Pot in Grey, Black, and Bronze + cute mini brush (I looove the formula of these smudge pot!)

Revlon Makeup Eraser Pen

All from FD Market Plaza =)

 

Sama skalian spatu dari Wondershoe .... + shawls dari Cottonink...

 

Love the shoes model.... but I think the sateen is a lil bit dull..... when I saw it in the website it supposed to be bright soft pink :(

But the size is fit my feet very well..... after several usage I guess it will be more comfortable....

The pattern is handmade.. and very neat..... 

I love that lil bow there =)

Alright... left to right:

4Ls Dark Navy, Acid Choco, Classic Dark Salmon, Full Fringe New York Apple

4Ls Dusty Red, Acid Fringe Total Eclipse, Acid Rose, Acid Golden Wave, Krey Berry

All are still new,  except Acid Fringe Total Eclipse *uda gw prawanin hari ini*.... buat nambah"in koleksi CottonInk gw yang mulai membludak.... ooopss

Alright.... my husband asking me to take a bath now, because it's too late (11:35pm), while he's still watching his favorite soccer games.... oh yeah...

Counting the day

Here I am in my office .... 4 hours from Bangkok, Thailand.. thinking about many things others than my current job.... haha... pardon me boss... I'm done it 75% by the way... it will takes me harshly 1 hour to finish it...

I do like my job... but not a big fan of it... as I'm thinking about my future also..... so I will leave this topic inside my head... and will just typing other things....

I have't buying any makeup brushes in this 2 months... and now I'm eyeing this cute babies...

pic credit: here

Do the trick buff and line brushes set $49.50 in MAC website
This is one of the 2009 holiday collection from MAC. I'm ordering it from my friend's sister that will be back from USA end of this year... hopefully I will get it a.k.a. not sold out.... *finger cross*
It was since forever I always wanted to have MAC 187 and 168 brushes... including 209 and 219 brushes.... but buy it all in a regular size will upset my wallet .... until I saw this set as a part of holiday set in MAC website.... and for the last brush, 252, I think it will be great to apply eyeshadow base or concealer... so I will take 252 in this set as a bonus... :D

Beside of it, I also planning to get some more of Everyday Minerals' brushes....

Oh how I love makeup brushes....

As for the makeup itself, I just add Stila lipglaze into my wish list

Pic credit: here

See how cute they are?
And also some of MAC products.....
I looove holiday!!


Alright.... now back to today.... not yet holiday... still got some tasks to do...

One important thing to learn today:
If you want to see the real personality of someone, learn it by how they treat their down line.... not how they treat their equal line or up line..
And I'm sick of this kinda person who treat her assistant like a piece of crap.... hello? only her assistance got this 'nice' treatment, ironically she play nice toward the rest of us ... ckckck..... how pathetic life can be...

*continue to sipping my coffee... *

Happy belated Halloween ...

Just want to post this awesome Halloween makeup.... omg... never thought someone could did this look for Halloween.... it's so creative, unique, yet fabulous....

credit pics: here

Happy belated Halloween !!

Hello... my makeup!

Now we talk about makeup.... Recently I love nude and natural look.. for my daily makeup...

So my daily routine is .... From skin care to ready to go...

1. Clean (I use either Lush Angel on Bare Skin/Aqua Marina *while the stock last... dunno where to find it anymore, hello Greenbelt Phils!* or TheSkinFood random cleanser I picked up from the counter, just so I have a spare cleanser to mix and match)

2. Tone (I use either Lush Tea Tree/Eau The Roma *while the stock last... same case with the cleanser* or one from TheBodyShop Seaweed series)

3. Eye care (I use TheBodyShop eye gel, from Whitening series, since I have a dark circle)

4. Moisturize (I use Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion)

5. Sunblock (I use Clinique Super City Block SPF40, hope that's enough)

-Let it soak into my skin, normally 30-60 seconds is enough.... I usually got a tight schedule, lol-

6. Foundation time (I owns tons of foundation, I normally use the powder ones for daily or my MAC Face and Body foundation.... it's like tinted moisturizer... even sheerer than that)

7. I let my dark circle just like that for daily look... sometimes I feels that I like the way it's defines my eyes.... stupid yeah...

8. Brows.... (I use the pressed powder one, from Kate-Kanebo... loves it... I can't leave my house without my eyebrows done.... any makeup I can pass but not this tiny thing)

9. Eyeshadow... (I use any colors from my brown eyeshadows palette, sometimes bronzey colors also can do, just to define my lid, since my eyes are flat, just swipe it effortlessly with MAC 217 brush *since it's brownie colors*, and I got my eyes done.. nothing too much)

10. Blush...(Sometimes I pass this step... I use any kind of colors that my hand picked)

11. Set (I use MakeUpForEver HD Powder, loves it .... a little goes a long way)

And I'm done! (normally takes about 15-20 minutes)


Then for on the go makeup, nude and natural look is also nice.. the trick is (well, if you can say it as a trick... lol).... do a shading on your cheek bone.... and defines your eyes more... I currently loves the 'ombre' colors for my eyes.... It's fab! And don't forget to add a touch of mascara for your lashes.... (I highly recommend Majolica Lash Expander Mascara, it's true black... dry in seconds.. no stain left... no clump... and cheap)

Well.... that's all I can share for my daily skin care and make up routine.... nothing too much as I said...

I keep my other makeup (colorful eyeshadows and pigments.... colorful lipsticks and lipglosses, thank God, mostly all still new...) for a while...

FOTD

It's like everyone who knows me knowing that I love makeup so much... not only collecting those pretty stuffs, but also experiment it as well.

Since I have no time recently, I did not have so much time to do this particular hobby...

Then today I got lots of time, so I was thinking to do my makeup longer .... *I only got time to do my brow in a busy days, such a shame* and it was came out into this look....

I loves simple makeup but enhance your natural beauty.... so I tends to enhance my look, instead of cover/fake it

As you could see... this look will certainly makes your eyes look bigger ... well, at least that what I notice when I saw my complexion in the mirror... :D

Please mind my left eye... If you could notice, it got a small thing there, because of a small accident when I was a little kid.

So here is the list of what I've use to create this look...

EDM light olive+golden fawn both semi matte

EDM concealer sunlight

NARS Laguna bronzer+Orgasm blush

Meow crystalline*bner gak si nulis nya?* cat glow powder

Kate eyebrow powder

MAC blacktrack + UD24/7 Zero

UD24/7 Yeyo

MAC Carbon

CS 28 palette, warna soklat + browbone highlighter

MM Lash Expander

MM Gorgeous Wing

New Everyday Minerals website!!

Lav this brand even more...!!

Check this out ladies! For Mineral Makeup geek onlee....

Waiting for these stuffs

MAC F&B Foundation pic taken from here

Ecotools brushed pics taken from here

Beside those three.... not in the picture are... MUS HO3 foundation brush... MUS Angled brush... Hopefully the stock still available...

*edit: checked.... the seller said still available... 

This HO3 is claimed very nice to apply liquid foundation... since I'm a brush addict, and also foundation addict... this is a must try for me... A bit pricey compare to other MUS brush... But the rave is still high.... 

Then the angled brush, I've tried it on make up class... it's good for shading your cheek hollow... the price is also much lower than MAC 168 which I still don't want to spend my money on... *Oh, I wish I could have it one day*

Thinking to add MAC 15 pro pan palette on my order list... I want that 4 pro pan palette also... >___<

I also craving for another *drooling on those MAC and NARS* ... but I'm not crazy... hahaha... *soon to be jobless.. yeah I remember that*

Hmmm, I probably will sell some of my unused stuffs... check it out later!

The forgotten BOBBI brown

I forgot the mention these holy BB babies to my shopping list... However, I hope that somebody will give me one of these babies as a present for me... hahaha... Remembering that my birthday is still months away from now, it could be a present for my farewell *come on Phil friends, if you read it, don't pretend to be blind, or skipped it... hahahahaha... lol!*

I still considering to buy one only... either Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Beige or Gold.... The Gold one is Limited Edition... Dunno if it's still available in the store or not... The price in Indonesia (only available in Harvey Nichols, Grand Indonesia) is killing me.... IDR 540,000.... Last time I knew.... I think still the same...
Will try to check in Makati here... hopefully, the price will be more friendly... Actually the original price in USA is $38....
Dunno for the LE one, it supposed to be about $ more expensive....

BBSB Gold pic taken from here, and BBSB Beige pic taken from here

Then, I want to have this book also... Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual... (the first time I interested with makeup manual book.... oh no)
Yesterday I'd already search for this book, in one bookstore only.. since it was already late... *after dinner with our ex-boss*.... In that bookstore (PowerBook Store, Greenbelt)... it's sold out already, and the clerk had check in other branches as well, but no luck....
It's ok, I just chek in other bookstore later....

Pic taken from here

Busy day in office.... and it's no longer interesting anymore... Just BLAH....

I'm an ordinary young womaaaan.... let me out of hereeeeeeeee.... !!

Another shopping list ...

Beside those Lush babies in the previous post, I'm looking forward to buy some products from other brands..... because they're not availale in Indonesia.... Oh no....



Here they are...

1. Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer.... I love this primer.... I use it only when I want my makeup look perfect on special occasion or when I want my makeup stay perfectly for whole day..... I don't think it's good for everyday usage, it will clog your pores....

Pic taken from here



1. Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara, both waterproof and the regular one. I never try this out. Yet I don't know this product is available in Indonesia or not.... But I really want to try this mascara since months ago, because of the reviewers rating.. hehe....

Pic taken from here

What else.... hmmmm.... So far I hope only these.... Will update if I got another things coming to my mind... =)

Plum-ey look... so glorious!

Pic is courtesy of NARS Cosmetics

Got this picture from here (Deszell, FD, heart you ladies!). I immediately LOVE it....! This is HUGE! I have no idea before that plum color could done this perfect look for pale skin tone. Yet I realize that I done have any plummy blush color.... not even one lipstick.... !

Start thinking to buy one.... oh NO! *tight budget for shopping on this month*

Nars Laguna... very Yay for me!

pic from sephora.com

pic from makeupgeek.com

Believe me, this is HUGE!

Before I decided to try one product from NARS, I'd always been hesitated because of the price a lil bit pricey for me.

But then when my friends offer me to make a custome purchase from USA *from her sister who will comeback to Jakarta*, I've decided to give it a try.

So my first product from Nars is this duo palette. The infamous Orgasm blush + Laguna bronzer.

For US$45.

Well, I tell you the palette is not small.... It's quite big. The packaging is something a lil bit soft like rubber? I guess it will be dirty soon enough with some excess powder/pigment in makeup box.... But I don't really mind.

Then when I open it, the colors might just look blah in the pans, I mean just look like some common blush+bronzer.

But I can tell you that this is very pigmented, and once you swipe it, the texture is very velvety on your skin... Lav it!

The Orgasm blush is somewhat gives compliment on my cheek that other blushes I have cannot do. It gives me warm look.... *supposed to be cool? uh maybe I combine it with the bronzer so that it was look warm on my cheek..*

Not that I don't like my other blushes.... I love 'em all..... *blush maniac*

And the winner is ....... Laguna bronzer...

I use this as a shader.. I mean for shading purpose *mostly for shading my cheek*.... The shimmer is very subtle... So as for me, I didn't notice this when I use it for shading purpose....

Got this idea from Makeupgeek-Marlena... =)

And for me, this product does a much better job than other products I've tried (brown eyeshadow, MAC MSFN, dark cream foundation... and so on).. It's also much easier to use... Just need a good brush to use it as a shader.

Think will buy anothe product from NARS soon??

But absolutely will buy again if I run out this Laguna bronzer.... *in lav..... fufufu...*

Product: 9/10
Value: 7.5/10
Ease of Use: 9/10
Packaging: 8/10
Overall: 9/10

Early addiction to mineral foundie....

Oh lord... I've been searching for the right foundation since like forever.... don't talk about the shade... let's talk about the type of it first...

The first ever one, I've tried the infamous liquid foundation, about 6 years ago.. I was happy with the result, because it's really gave me a great coverage and also didn't make my face look chalky *like the next kind of foundation I use, we'll go to that part, later*... Until I started to feel that the formula is way too thick for everyday use. So the next one I've tried the even infamous two way cake foundation... then the result for me was blah! I really don't like it... Feels like put tons of all purpose flour on my face... I'm not really sure whether the problem with the lack of my skill or it just not for me... Then I leave it *this one for good I think... unless I can find someway to use it on my face without that horrible feeling*

Then lately, about a year ago or so, I've been convinced by FD's chit chat forum *one of Indonesian fashion blogs* with the greatness of BB Cream.. BB stand for Blemish Balm Cream. I don't know where it's come from originally... I mean which brand made it first....

I just tried 2 products of it from TheSkinFood.... First one was BB Cream from Ginkgo series, and the second one was from Aloe series... I like Aloe BB Cream more, because of the texture... It's lighter than Ginkgo BB Cream, so it's definitely more easy to blend.

But I was not happy with the shade.... It's too white for me, and somewhat kinda pinkies... So it did made my face look a little dull.

Then actually before I've met BB Cream, from the same forum, I found a big enthusiasm for a new product *at that time* so called Mineral Makeup..... By learning about the product's benefits from the chitchats, then I cannot resist to give it a try, by purchased some of the product (the famous pioneer one I think is Bare Minerals from Bare Escentuals, but I haven't try this one yet) from Everyday Minerals (EDM). Just because it was popular in the forum at that time... hehehe....

Some members there sell it.

At that time, uhmm... until now, we just can purchase all these infamous mineral makeup by online order only. Therefore we need to pay the shipping cost *mostly from USA*, and also the tax in some cases.

So usually we just compound our orders to someone who open the Pre Order service. And this kind person will make those purchases...

We will need to pay more, for this kind person*many pre-orders have been made by my FD friends..love you ladies*, because without her we might be hesitate to order it, and then we cannot play with this lovely things.....

My first haul from EDM are 2 kind of foundie and then 2 kind of concealer, and then blushes, with 1 eyeshadow too.... All in loose powder formula.... *of course now my collection still growing up, because I still want to try other products*

I love these mineral foundation products because of the formula... It's like loose powder, but you only need merely so little amount, to layer all over your face. Wait until 5-15 minutes, and it will melt on your skin.... Give you a natural makeup look *not a thick foundie mask*... I just love it more than any foundation I've ever tried.... *I still love my MAC studio fix fluid tho... but recently it's tidily sit on the corner of my makeup trunk, need to find another shade later because this one NC20 still kinda bit yellowish for me*

You will need minimum one kabuki brush... to buff this product all over your face.... a regular powder puff will never work for this...

I've own several shades so far *well, open the website, and you will see a zillion shades from all those mineral makeup stores*... because I still haven't found my exact shade....

1. Light Olive.... slightly darker than my natural face color, thinking that I still can use it later when I go to the beach... haha. Or mix it with another shade.

2. Light Intensive *not really sure, this one is a custom made sample, it's labelled like that anyway* I like this one, but still thinking, this is not really right shade for me...

3. Olive Fair, so far, this is the most likely for me than others that I've bought.. But still... a bit dull for my skin? Well just slightly I think...

4. Golden Fawn.... this is definitely too yellow for me.... But I still use it.. mix with another shades.. hehe... lately, I've been mixed it up a bit with Olive Fair...

I think so far that's all I have for EDM foundation....

I still waiting for my Lumiere order, and still thinking hard to choose about 4-5 shades closer to my skintone from Meow Cosmetics. Psst, I tell you the last one even got 86 different shades ... mygod...

There are so many brands for this mineral makeup..... Mostly from USA, but you may found out about 1 or 2 from Singapore, if I can recall.... *I'm not talking about mineral makeup from massive brands like Revlon, L'oreal, and others.... because they're seems not made from 100%pure mineral... dunno, I just haven't check it yet :P..... MAC also got their mineral makeup line.... I got the liquid foundation of it..... MAC mineralize skin finish liquid foundie... but I really cannot tell if this line' products are made from 100%pure mineral or not*

Cmiiw ya...

Thanks for reading my mumbles... gotta do my house job now...

Ugh so tired nowadays.... less sleep than what my body craving for....

But very happy because tomorrow midnight, I will be in Jakarta..... ;)

Secret weapons

Here they are.... my daily weapons....

Firstly I will talk about my brushes.... I cannot recall when exactly I love this things... I just cannot stop from buying this stuff... Not when every season, some brands having their ravishing offer...

I've purchased more brushes, but still in my mom's house.... When I pulang kampung, I will happy to hold them and put it in this small box.....

I keep em'all in the box, because I don't like to keep it in the brush roller bag whatsoever... well, it's just my preference anyway...

Hehe, not that I use all of it on daily basis.... Because usually I just put some loose powder for working days.... I don't have much time, when I need to sleep more on my working days....!

But I like to collect em all and enjoy my time when I use them all *offday, holiday.... anytime I have sparetime and event to use it, basicly....

face brushes

face brushes

eye brushes and tools

eye brushes and tools lagi mejeng

dalem kotak biar gak debuan

And these are my skincare.... I only use some products though.... not so many.... because I don't really have time for skincare ritual... But I still have to use some pruducts.... I don't want to look older than my age or I want to look younger than my age, perhaps?... hahaha

As you see in the box, there are my haircare product as well, and 2 bottles of perfume!.... actually my favorite ones ... Those that I use for daily basis, can be found in my bathroom...

Talking about skincare, my favorite products are from Lush.... I have 2 toners from it... And planning to buy 1 more... so I got all *they only have 3 kind of toner*... and my eyecream.... will not repurchase it I think, because it's too light for me... But I like the packaging... so hygienic... uhmm... maybe I will repurchase anyway... haha... or back to Clinique all about eyes and I will place it in the Lush's pump bottle?

I've tried the lotion about a year ago... I think it's called Celestial.... I'm not really impressed with it... Kinda greasy for me.. I thought maybe because it was made not for those who live in the tropical climate area....? I'm pretty sure, this one good for you who live in the cold and dry climate... So for lotion I use DDML from Clinique instead... not because of what.... just so my face got some moisture but also not greasy.. Still searching for a better product...

Back again to Lush!

I also likes their face cleanser.... Though I will use some cleansing oil to clean my face after outdoor activity/makeup first, before hit the Lush cleanser to my face.... I love the soothing action from it.... I've tried Coalface, Fresh Farmacy, Herbalism, and soon will try Aqua Marine, after my Herbalism used up....

I love their shampoo bar too.... I just purchased another one... Ultimate Shine, because my Seanik almost all gone *uhmm, I think I've finnish the last piece last night*..

One more product I have from Lush is the Peach Massage Bar.... rarely use it.... no timeee.... You have to put it in your palms for some second/a minute so that your body heat will melt it into an oil... The smell is so nice... But for my entire body... how many time I have to hold it??... Usually I just put it into microwave for merely few seconds... and taraaa, you can use it to moisture you skin....

Will try another products from them soon... and maybe I will post a detail review for each product... ;)

Playing with virtual fashion items

Moopie-1 by Moopiechan on Polyvore.com

Hmmm, though I'm nothing expert in fashion thingy and not really up to date about fashion trends, I love to mix and match all of those stuffs in here. As you can see above... Just imagine what could I do with all that stuffs ... to make a good combination...

This is really just for fun... Please do not judge my taste by seeing this.. :D

Have fun!

Makeup... Makeup... Makeup....

I heart makeup so much, that it's easier for me to buy makeup than clothes *err... beside bags and shoes*...

These are my babies, collected from *around* June/July 2008...

lippies, lipglosses, and their friends

e/s base, waterspray, mascaras, eyeliners, etc

palettes

opened palettes

MAC pigments and NYX UPM

blushes and mineral makeup

together in their box

box ready to put inside the trunk

inside the trunk

the trunk

Not so many though.... I always adore all the makeup guru's collections... As in my case, I better think how to finnish all the product first.... haha...

I broke my 2 previous makeup cases *mostly because it was overloaded*, so I replaced it with the trunk... This also allow me to take them easier when I do travelling, because the new trunk *purchased at Pasbar, Jakarta* has wheels attached on the side of it.... eventhough I found out later that the trunk cannot stand up nicely on the vertical position.... ugh... But nice enough when I pull it during walking...

Still searching for the ideal makeup trunk....

Beauty Haul for last April

April lalu ya.... Mei-Juni punya masih di Jakarta, gw lom sempet fotoin, karna kan gw nya di Makati.... huhuhu..

Tiap blanja online bgini, semua dikirim ke rumah mama di Jakarta..
Pas gw balek kampuang baru bisa timang" and foto" :D

Lhaa.... MAC pigments yang ada 15 biji lupa kepoto, brushes nya juga.... cuma kepoto yang EM aja.... keknya gw beli MAc 226 sama 190 juga de.. lom lagi NYX upm nya kmaren bli 5 kali buat coba cobi... :P

Sama kesenengan dapet MAC BBR yg kabare LE itu, cuma dapet lipstick Blow Dry & Lipglass Red Devil... lom dipake, abis kebanyakan lipstick ni.... klo dipake smua, nanti kadaluarsa smua.... huhu

Ayoo, blanja lage, blanja lageee..!

Gak sabar de pengen pulang kampong lage....

PO oh PO..

Yesh! PO alias Pre-Order......
Apakah hubungannya Pre-Order ini sama gw? Apa juga yang di Pre-Order....
Duh.. gak tau kayak nya gw kebanyakan PO aja akhir" ini..... Abis gimana ya, stiap kali buka FD (Fashionesedaily Forum), bawaannya langsung scroll ke bawah, ke bagian Beauty Warehouse nya yang jelas... Trus kan akhir" ini lagi banyak yang buka PO (samsek gak nyalahin, malah seneng :D banyak yang buka PO), dari mineral makeup macem" merk sampe high end makeup macem Nars .....
Lom lagi printilannya ----> makeup brushes.... maklum gw banci brush gitu....
Intinya dari sekian banyak PO makeup yang gw ikutin, ntah karna latah atau karna mank butuh, gw sekarang terancam kekeringan dana di rekening bank IDR gw..... haiz..... terpaksa de nunggu gajian lagi,.....
n tahan" iman klo buka" lapak orang....

Daftar PO bulan ini:
- Seperangkat makeup NYX (alesan: beli online lebih murah daripada di counter :P)
- Ecotools brush set (gak ada di Indo pan!)
- Nars blush/bronzer duo (Orgasm/Laguna) (Kagak ada di Indo juga..... skalian nyoba *ngeracunin diri sendiri* :P)
- Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Honey, Stash, Yeyo (Kagak ada di Indo juga, kata nya tahan lama gitu, gak smudge)
- Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner VIP set (idem sama yang di atas)
- Brush sama palette nya CS (iseng aja... pasti kepake kok ... wkwkwkwkwkw)
- Meow cat glow powder (iseng juga, lom pernah nyoba merk indang)
- EM eye kabuki brush (liat dari penampakannya, pengen dipake buat concealer)

Ini lom termasuk blanja makeup n tas online loh! Baru Pre-Order sajah.... n ini baru tengah bulan (jangan suru gw listing bulan" lalu yaaa... hikx)... Duh Ibuuu...!